Most of Interstate 10 in Louisiana was closed Wednesday due to icy conditions, with traffic restrictions beginning about 44 miles past Vinton. However, I-10 westbound from I-49 to Louisiana/Texas state line is now open,

A series of rescues were staged in the Louisiana wilderness after duck hunters defied warnings and set out during a rare coastal snowstorm, state officials said. Five rescues were made in the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Mississippi River,

Agents with the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) assisted in the arrest of a Louisiana man, who was wanted in several states for writing fraudulent checks to purchase livestock and agricultural equipment.

Mississippi authorities captured a man wanted in multiple states after he allegedly bought livestock and agricultural equipment with fraudulent checks.

The project sets aside 20,000 acres of hardwood bottomland forests inside the Mississippi River Delta of northeastern Louisiana and western Mississippi.

It may take until Friday to reopen the Bonnet Carré Spillway and the Twin Span Bridge as crews continue to clear them of snow and ice, the Louisiana Department of Transportation said on Wednesday. Many interstates and major highways across southeast Louisiana have been closed since Tuesday after a major snowstorm blanketed the region.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour, combined with wind gusts up to 35 mph, could create whiteout conditions at times. Travel will be nearly impossible Tuesday, especially on elevated roadways and bridges, where snow and ice are expected to accumulate quickly.

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

Snow began early Tuesday and is expected to keep falling most of the day. Here’s the latest on weather, roads, power, closures & more.

Snowfall totals might have broken some county-level records in Mississippi this week. Current reports to NWS are unofficial, but here's what we know.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Safety is beginning to plow snow off roads. However, many major roads are iced over.